Zurich Makes £7.7 Billion Bid for Specialty Insurer Beazley January 20, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Jan-Henrik Förster Zurich Insurance Group AG has gone public with a £7.67 billion ($10.3 billion) bid to buy Beazley Plc, increasing pressure...
Warburg Mulls $1 Billion Sale of London Insurance Broker McGill January 14, 2026 By Swetha Gopinath and Leonard Kehnscherper Warburg Pincus is considering a possible sale of UK insurance broker McGill and Partners, according to people familiar with the...
Howden Buys M&A Insurance Broker Atlantic Group in US Expansion January 5, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper UK insurance broker Howden agreed to buy M&A protection specialist Atlantic Group as the City firm presses ahead with a...
Allianz, Oaktree Set Up Reinsurance Syndicate on Lloyd’s Market December 8, 2025 By Leonard Kehnscherper Allianz SE and Oaktree Capital Management agreed to set up a reinsurance syndicate on the Lloyd’s of London market, the...
UK Should Go for Bolder Revamp of Rules in Financial Services Sector, Lady Mayor Says December 8, 2025 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Francine Lacqua The UK should get bolder with overhauling rules to encourage more risk-taking in the financial services sector, according to the...
Black Sea War Risk Insurance Soars 250% After Ship Attacks December 3, 2025 By Alex Longley, Leonard Kehnscherper and Irina Vilcu Insurance rates for ships calling at ports in the Black Sea are surging after a series of Ukrainian attacks on...
Ex-Lloyd’s CEO Lost $17 Million AIG Job After Office Romance November 21, 2025 By Leonard Kehnscherper, William Shaw and Annika Inampudi American International Group Inc.’s announcement last week that it was parting ways with incoming President John Neal stunned insurance industry...
Lloyd’s Probing Conduct of Ex-CEO Who Had Been Set to Join AIG November 19, 2025 By Leonard Kehnscherper Lloyd’s of London is investigating its former chief executive officer, John Neal, who was set to start at American International...
Pollen Street Eyes IPO for UK Insurer Markerstudy at £3 Billion Value November 13, 2025 By Swetha Gopinath and Leonard Kehnscherper Pollen Street Group Ltd. has begun preparing an initial public offering for UK insurer Markerstudy, according to people familiar with...
Third Point’s Dan Loeb Wins Vote to Turn London-Listed Fund Into Reinsurer August 15, 2025 By Leonard Kehnscherper Dan Loeb has won a vote to turn his UK investment trust into a life and annuity reinsurance company, defying...